We have a winner!

Ok...said margartia cupcake recipe from yesterday's post were bangin! I did make a few tweaks to See Brooke Cook's recipe, and they turned out great!


These lil' ones are delicious and deserve to be added to the Naughty Lil' Cupcake arsenal. Therefore, they need a naughty name to become official...and therefore...I'm taking submissions. If you have a great "naughty" name that you think would be a great fit for these margarita cupcakes, email me at naughtylilcupcake@gmail.com. Whoever submits the winning name will receive a free dozen cupcakes in a flavor of their choice for their next event!

So...here are my tweaks to the recipe:

For the batter, I upped the lime juice to 3 Tablespoons and 1 Tablespoon of orange liquor (Cointreau).

For the icing, I used my traditional Naughty Lil' Cupcake buttercream and added the lime juice (again, upped to 2 Tablespoons) the tequila, and again, some Cointreu (1 Tablespoon)

I didn't have any fresh limes on hand, so I didn't include the zest, but store bought lime juice worked just as well! I do like the zest for a final garnish so I'll be sure to have some around next time I make these!

For the finishing touch of salt on top, i sprinkled them liberally with kosher salt to balance out the sweetness and it really does taste like a margarita! Yum!